Glen Pearsall 1-Month School Trial
Week 3 Leader GuideUse clear and calm verbal directions
This week is about finishing the implementation phase strongly. Teachers rehearse short verbal directions with the AI students, then test one brief, task-focused response in a named class before the team check-in.
This week's focus
Week 3 moves from quiet guidance to the moments when behaviour needs to be addressed directly. The goal is not more talking. It is clearer, shorter and calmer verbal directions that keep the interaction task-focused and reduce the chance of escalation.
The key shift in Week 3: teachers should test one brief verbal direction in one named class or lesson, then bring the exact wording they used to the team check-in.
Leader actions this week
- Ask participating teachers to complete Section 3 and choose one named class or lesson for the trial this week.
- Remind staff to rehearse with the virtual AI students before using the wording live.
- Run the 15-minute team check-in and ask each teacher to bring the exact wording they used.
- Push the team to agree the short verbal directions worth keeping, not just discuss what happened.
- Start pulling together the end-of-trial picture using participation, teacher examples and the routines agreed across all three weeks.
What teachers complete
- Lesson 1.6 – Verbal Interventions
- Lesson 1.7 – Verbal Interventions and Conclusion
- Reflection – Part 1
- Approximate workload: about 40 minutes of online learning, one classroom trial, and one short team check-in
The AI practice matters here because verbal directions are easy to over-explain or over-escalate. Rehearsal lets teachers test short, neutral wording in a safe setting before they use it with students.
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Over the past two weeks we have worked on praise and quiet guidance. This week focuses on what we say when behaviour does need to be addressed directly. Please complete Section 3, rehearse with the AI students, then trial one short verbal direction in one named class or lesson before our team check-in. Bring the exact wording you used and notice whether brief, neutral language kept the interaction calm and task-focused.
A simple 3-step focus for Week 3
Choose the phrase
Ask teachers to choose one short verbal direction before they teach the lesson, rather than improvising in the moment.
Keep it brief and neutral
Encourage language that is calm, task-focused and not drawn into the student’s behaviour story or a debate.
Bring the exact wording
At the team check-in, ask teachers to share the precise phrase they used and what happened immediately afterwards.
Classroom trial prompts
- Ask teachers to choose one phrase they will test before they teach the lesson.
- Encourage staff to keep the wording short, neutral and focused on the task rather than the behaviour story.
- Prompt teachers to note what the student did next and whether the interaction invited debate or not.
- Ask teachers to notice which phrases could realistically be used by more staff across the school.
Ask teachers to notice
- Did the student respond better when the direction was short and neutral?
- Which phrases sounded calm and natural rather than harsh or over-explained?
- Did brief language reduce the chance of back-and-forth or escalation?
- Which verbal directions are realistic for wider school use?
Recommended 15-minute team check-in
| Time | Prompt | Leader outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 min | What wording did you use, and how did the student respond? | Get one concrete example from each teacher. |
| 6 min | Which phrases worked well? Which wording kept the interaction calm and task-focused? | Separate useful language from over-explained language. |
| 4 min | Which short verbal directions are worth using more consistently across the school? | Finish with agreed common language. |
| 2 min | What should the leader take into the Week 4 review conversation? | Collect the strongest examples and signals of value. |
Evidence to capture this week
School-wide output for this week
Looking ahead: Week 4 is the review and next-step stage. Use the evidence gathered across all three weeks to decide whether the school should move from trial to a paid campus subscription, and be ready to present the trial-school offer clearly rather than ending with a soft thank-you.
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The full PDF guide gives you a practical structure for helping staff test short, calm verbal directions this week and pull together the strongest evidence before the final review.
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